Chapter 72 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 72

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 72.40

अथास्य चपला माता तत् स्वकर्म यथातथम्। तेनैव स्त्रीस्वभावेन व्याहर्तुमुपचक्रमे॥

athāsya capalā mātā tat svakarma yathātatham| tenaiva strīsvabhāvena vyāhartumupacakrame||

English Meaning

Thereat his volatile mother, influenced by her feminine nature, related faithfully to him her own doings.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)